Tag Archive for ‘life’
Tuesday 16 June
2 Corinthians 8:1-9, Ps 146, Matthew 5:43-48 Loving the enemy In reading the daily news we are often overwhelmed by the suffering and violence in the world. We are so powerless. What can we do ? Perhaps it just starts with what we can do in our own life. To try to heal division and […]
Monday 15 June
2 Corinthians 6:1-10, Ps 98, Matthew 5:38-42 Do not refuse anyone We can often be tempted to set limits to what we do for others. It is easy to say generous and kind things, but a lot more of a challenge to act on them. No matter what our age, Jesus calls us to always […]
Tuesday 9 June
2 Corinthians 1:18-22, Ps 119, Matthew 5:13-16. Light and salt It can seem at times that life can be overrun by indifference and darkness, both in our own lives and in events we see around us. But it only takes a little light for us to see the way forward, and a little salt for […]
Monday 8 June
Week Ten of Ordinary Time 2 Corinthians 1:1-7, Ps 34, Matthew 5:1-12. To be blessed Jesus invites us to see the world as fundamentally a blessing. This world and our life in it are a gift from God to us. Even those things which can cause us to suffer will ultimately be redeemed and transformed […]
Friday 5 June
St Boniface Tobit 11:5-17, Ps 146, Mark 12:35-37 Jesus speaks today of his ‘Lordship’, understood even as far back as King David. He speaks of it in terms which delight his listeners. Does the word of God delight us? Do we listen to it believing it comes from the mouth of God himself and take […]
Tuesday 19 May
Acts 20:17-27, Ps. 68, John 17:1-11 To the glory of God Jesus says: “I am praying for them (my followers)… they belong to you: all I have is Yours.” Paul says: “I have without faltering put before you (the Ephesians) the whole of God’s purpose.” So Our Lord and Saviour and his Apostle to the […]
Sunday 10 May
Sixth Sunday of Easter Acts 10:25-26, 34-35, 44-48, Ps. 98 1 John 4:7-10, John 15:9-17 Food for the Journey This Sunday’s Gospel passage is like a sandwich: two pieces of bread – ‘top’ ‘This is My commandment – love one another,’ ‘bottom’ ‘What I command you is to love one another.’ And the two fillings: […]
Friday 8 May
Acts 15:22-31, Ps. 57, John 15:12-17 Friendly Encouragement Delight in giving encouragement to fellow parishioners and believers, rejoice in receiving mutual encouragement in living the Christian way of life. “What I command you is to love one another” – that is what friends do: they love and respect each other. They are happy in each […]
Monday 4 May
Acts 14:5-18, Ps. 115, John 14:21-26 Make our home with you “…turn to the living God.” To the Lord “give glory for my sake of your love and your truth”. Keep my word (said Jesus) and my Father will love him, and we shall come to him. By grace let the divine Presence of the […]
Sunday 3 May
Fifth Sunday of Easter Acts 9:26-31, Ps.22, 1 John 3:18-24, John 15:1-8 Companion and Friend We experience that with Christ our generous and incomparable Friend, that He is there when we need Him, on our side, for our good; keeping us going, giving us strength, helping us to grow. He is always, always there, like […]
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